Point Cires

Point Cires
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Arabic: بونتا سيريس, French: Point Cires, Spanish: Punta Cires
Geography
Coordinates Coordinates: 35°54′37″N 5°28′54″W / 35.91028°N 5.48167°W / 35.91028; -5.48167
Adjacent bodies of water Strait of Gibraltar
Total islands 2
Country
Demographics
Population 0

Point Cires (Arabic: بونتا سيريس, French: Point Cires, Spanish: Punta Cires) is a promontory and two islands off the northern coast of Morocco within the Strait of Gibraltar. The islands have a lighthouse and they are about 100 metres (330 ft) from the mainland offering good anchorage.[1] It is near the Mediterranean port of Tanger-Med within the Tangier-Tetouan region of northern Morocco.

Perejil Island, a disputed territory between Morocco and Spain, is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) East.

References

  1. Harris, Robert Wyman. Winds, currents, and navigation of the Gulf of Cadiz, the western coast of the Spanish Peninsula, and the Strait of Gibraltar. United States. Hydrographic Office. p. 89.
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